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| Henley Royal Regatta: Adaptive rowing team prepares for final day | Henley Royal Regatta: Adaptive rowing team prepares for final day |
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| The adaptive team were set to take part in the Royal Henley Regatta's last day of 2023 | The adaptive team were set to take part in the Royal Henley Regatta's last day of 2023 |
| A rowing club has praised increasing levels of inclusion in the sport as the Henley Regatta prepares for adaptive team events on its final day. | A rowing club has praised increasing levels of inclusion in the sport as the Henley Regatta prepares for adaptive team events on its final day. |
| The City of Oxford Rowing Club's adaptive team will undertake a rowpast on the River Thames as part of the event at Henley-on-Thames. | |
| The club has hundreds of members in men's, women's, junior and adaptive squads, from beginners to elite. | The club has hundreds of members in men's, women's, junior and adaptive squads, from beginners to elite. |
| Club chairman Chris Platt said he has seen inclusion grow "enormously". | Club chairman Chris Platt said he has seen inclusion grow "enormously". |
| "We were very focused on making the adaptive squad a fully functioning part of the club and I'm pleased to say they are now," he said. | "We were very focused on making the adaptive squad a fully functioning part of the club and I'm pleased to say they are now," he said. |
| The rowing club is situated by Donnington Bridge in Oxford on a stretch of the River Thames known as the Isis. | The rowing club is situated by Donnington Bridge in Oxford on a stretch of the River Thames known as the Isis. |
| Henley Royal Regatta is at the heart of the summer social and sporting calendar | Henley Royal Regatta is at the heart of the summer social and sporting calendar |
| It welcomes anyone with a physical, sensory or learning impairment who wishes to take up the sport. | It welcomes anyone with a physical, sensory or learning impairment who wishes to take up the sport. |
| Rachel Lunney, the adaptive squad coordinator, is number two in the boat. | Rachel Lunney, the adaptive squad coordinator, is number two in the boat. |
| "I wanted to do something I can do because with my disability I can't do a lot of sports," she said. | "I wanted to do something I can do because with my disability I can't do a lot of sports," she said. |
| "With rowing, I can do it." | "With rowing, I can do it." |
| It has been 25 years since the first adaptive rowing club in Oxford was set up. | It has been 25 years since the first adaptive rowing club in Oxford was set up. |
| 'So many opportunities' | 'So many opportunities' |
| But the Henley Regatta has been welcoming disabled rowers for almost 100 years. | But the Henley Regatta has been welcoming disabled rowers for almost 100 years. |
| The first crew with a visual impairment to compete at the event was Worcester College for the Blind in 1927 during a heat of the Thames Challenge Cup. | The first crew with a visual impairment to compete at the event was Worcester College for the Blind in 1927 during a heat of the Thames Challenge Cup. |
| Rupert Cross who rowed for Worcester also became an Oxford law professor. | Rupert Cross who rowed for Worcester also became an Oxford law professor. |
| Today, British Rowing, the governing body for both indoor rowing and rowing on water, says that in general, the boats needed for adaptive rowers vary according to the rower's needs. | Today, British Rowing, the governing body for both indoor rowing and rowing on water, says that in general, the boats needed for adaptive rowers vary according to the rower's needs. |
| Amanda Thomas, volunteer coach of the adaptive team, is happy to see more regattas offering adaptive races. | Amanda Thomas, volunteer coach of the adaptive team, is happy to see more regattas offering adaptive races. |
| "It is really good at the start of the season when you look at the calendar and see so many opportunities to go out and have fair, fun competition," she said. | "It is really good at the start of the season when you look at the calendar and see so many opportunities to go out and have fair, fun competition," she said. |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Oxford | Oxford |
| Henley on Thames | Henley on Thames |